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The Star Trek television series and films use the term "warp drive" to describe their method of faster-than-light travel. Neither the Alcubierre theory, nor anything similar, existed when the series was conceived—the term "warp drive" and general concept originated with John W. Campbell's 1931 science fiction novel Islands of Space. Alcubierre stated in an email to William Shatner that his theory was directly inspired by the term used in the show and cites the "'warp drive' of science fiction" in his 1994 article. A USS Alcubierre appears in the Star Trek tabletop RPG Star Trek Adventures. Since the release of Star Trek: The Original Series, more recent Star Trek spin-off series have made closer use of the theory behind the Alcubierre Drive incorporating warp bubbles/fields into the in-universe science.

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[-] Apepollo11@lemmy.world 24 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

I noticed a lot of the players doing that neck grabbing thing in the World Cup this year.

I get a visceral reaction every time I see it. It'd be a massive red flag if someone tried to do it to me.

Is it a new Andrew Tate/alpha male kind of thing? It's weird and I don't like it.

[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 hours ago

I love it when my partner grabs me like that. 😈

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